Page 12 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.7 2022-23

The first ever edition of the UEFA-CONMEBOL Women’s Finalissima will be played between
the winners of UEFA Women’s EURO 2022, England, and the 2022 CONMEBOL Copa
América Femenina champions, Brazil, at 7,45pm BSTon Thursday 6th April 2023 at London’s
iconic Wembley Stadium.
The match has been organised as part of the long-standing partnership between UEFA
and CONMEBOL and comes on the back of highly successful final tournaments for both
confederations in July this year.
It is set to be another highlight for women’s football, further underlining its global appeal
and rapid growth while giving both teams a chance to lift another trophy before heading to the
FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand a few months later.
Tickets will go on sale on Monday 31st October at 10am GMT at
wembleystadium.com/tickets, with fans urged to secure their tickets early as a sell out crowd
is expected. Ticket prices start from just £7.50 for children aged 16 or under and £15 for adults,
meaning a family of four will be able to watch some of the world’s best players from just £45.
The match follows the success of the men’s Finalissima between UEFA EURO 2020
winners Italy and CONMEBOL Copa América champions Argentina in front of a sold out
Wembley crowd, and the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup 2022, which saw UEFA Youth
League winners S.L. Benfica overcoming Uruguay’s Club Atlético Peñarol at the Estadio
Centenario in August in Montevideo, Uruguay.
In September, the winners of the 2018 and 2022 UEFA Futsal EURO, Portugal, and the
seven-time Futsal EURO winner Spain contested a final four tournament with 2022
CONMEBOL Copa América de Futsal winners Argentina and runners-up Paraguay in Buenos
Aires, Argentina, with Portugal lifting the trophy of the inaugural competition.

It will be trick or treat for women and girls football sides across Scotland this weekend, as
Scottish Women’s Football is set for a bumper few days of cup ties, with exciting quarter and
semi final ties being played across the country.
The Oriam National Performance Centre will be where the finalists of the Youth
Challenge Cup at 14, 16 and 18 age groups will be revealed, as the semi finals take place at on
both Saturday and Sunday.
The quarter finals of the performance arm of the youth game, the SWF Youth Scottish
Cup will also take place this weekend as well as the quarter finals of the most senior League
Cup run by SWF, the Championship and League One Cup.
This prestige cup has Westdyke, who are riding high in the Women’s League One hosting
Championship side Ayr United in the northeast. Grampian Ladies will look to reverse their
away defeat to FC Edinburgh last Sunday at home and cup holders Dryburgh Athletic host
Championship rivals Inverness Caledonian Thistle in Dundee.
The current top two in the Women’s Championship, Livingston and Rossvale, will joust
for the last semi-final place on Tuesday night, the other side of Halloween, at the Tony
Macaroni stadium.
Before that, the 18s SWF Youth Scottish Cup will see National Academy Programme sides
compete for semi-final places.
Spartans host Rangers, Glasgow City visit Kilmarnock, Hamilton host Forfar Farmington
and Aberdeen travel to the winners of Hearts or Celtic, who play this week for their place in the
quarter finals in a rearranged fixture.
Meanwhile, Musselburgh Windsor, Dumbarton United, Inverness Caledonian Thistle
and Drumchapel will all vie for a place in the final of the 18s Youth Challenge Cup on Sunday
at Oriam.
(scotwomensfootball.com)
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